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swozt
Registered: June 2008
Posts: 193
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Wed July 2, 2008 4:20am
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Rating: 5.00
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Direct flash with no DOF makes this a very harsh and undesirable pics. But with practice, I am sure we will see good pics from you soon.
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LaEscapia
Registered: June 2008
Posts: 39
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Harsh, sure. Undesirable, I'll quibble with that one. I wanted detail, and I got it. Yes, it would be better w/o the flash, but I needed a tripod and didn't have one, so I had to go for a flash shot. It succeeds on one level, detail, and fails on another, lighting. But I can't say that I don't like it. I do appreciate the constructive criticism, though.
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710studio
Registered: July 2008
Posts: 48
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Sat July 12, 2008 11:34am
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When I find myself in a situation like you describe (require a tripod, but don't have one), rather than reaching for the flash, I find a way to steady my lens (squat down and use my body as a tripod, etc). It requires a VERY steady hand (I've had to switch to decaf for these shots... heh heh heh), but it can be done with some hard work.
Myself, I find that using flash this close to a macro subject just tends to create too many unfortunate side-effects (unwanted shadows, iffy contrast, etc).
One thing that may help... if your camera came with some photo editing software, you may want to mess with the contrast and brightness, a bit. You may be able to even out the photo to something that offers the detail you want and help a little bit with the lighting.
Good luck and keep on shooting!
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